The X-ray investigation revealed that the condensation of 2,4-pentanedione with isonicotinic hydrazide is accompanied by the formation of a five-membered ring including three carbon atoms of 2,4-pentanedione and two nitrogen atoms of the isonicotinic hydrazide fragment.
The reaction between [Co(DfgH)2Br(H2O)] (DfgH2 = diphenylglyoxime) and L resulted in the formation of the mononuclear octahedral complex [Co(DfgH)2BrL] (2) with the substitution of the water molecule in the apical position by the ligand L. The reaction starting from [Co(DmgH)2Cl(H2O)] (DmgH = dimethylglyoxime) and L resulted in the mononuclear octahedral Co(III) complex with the composition [Co(DmgH)2ClL鈥瞉 (3), where L鈥?unexpectedly represents a dehydrated derivative of L. The two coordination compounds are characterized by X-ray diffraction method. The IR, 1H NMR spectral studies of new compounds are also reported.